Congregation of the Mission
E356650
Catholic religious institute
clerical religious congregation of pontifical right
society of apostolic life
The Congregation of the Mission is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers founded by St. Vincent de Paul, dedicated especially to evangelizing the poor and training clergy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Congregation of the Mission canonical | 12 |
| Congregatio Missionis | 3 |
| Lazarists | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3413069 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Congregation of the Mission Context triple: [Vincentian, associatedWith, Congregation of the Mission]
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A.
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers dedicated to evangelizing the poor and serving in challenging missionary territories worldwide.
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B.
Missionaries of the Holy Family
The Missionaries of the Holy Family is a Roman Catholic religious congregation dedicated to promoting and supporting Christian family life in the spirit of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
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C.
Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers known for its global work in education, parish ministry, and missionary service.
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D.
Claretian Missionaries
The Claretian Missionaries are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded by St. Anthony Mary Claret, known for their global evangelization, educational, and social outreach work, particularly in former Spanish mission territories.
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E.
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary is a Roman Catholic religious institute known for its missionary work, particularly in remote and island regions, and its devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Congregation of the Mission Target entity description: The Congregation of the Mission is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers founded by St. Vincent de Paul, dedicated especially to evangelizing the poor and training clergy.
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A.
Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers dedicated to evangelizing the poor and serving in challenging missionary territories worldwide.
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B.
Missionaries of the Holy Family
The Missionaries of the Holy Family is a Roman Catholic religious congregation dedicated to promoting and supporting Christian family life in the spirit of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
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C.
Congregation of Holy Cross
The Congregation of Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic religious order of priests and brothers known for its global work in education, parish ministry, and missionary service.
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D.
Claretian Missionaries
The Claretian Missionaries are a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded by St. Anthony Mary Claret, known for their global evangelization, educational, and social outreach work, particularly in former Spanish mission territories.
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E.
Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary is a Roman Catholic religious institute known for its missionary work, particularly in remote and island regions, and its devotion to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic religious institute
ⓘ
clerical religious congregation of pontifical right ⓘ society of apostolic life ⓘ |
| abbreviation | C.M. ⓘ |
| associatedFamily |
Vincentian Family
ⓘ
linked to:
Vincentian family institutions
|
| associatedInstitute | Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul ⓘ |
| charism |
clergy formation
ⓘ
missionary preaching ⓘ service of the poor ⓘ |
| churchSuiIuris |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| clergyStatus | clerical congregation ⓘ |
| commonName |
Lazarists
ⓘ
linked to:
Congregation of the Mission
Vincentians ⓘ
linked to:
Vincentian Fathers
|
| dateFounded | 1625-04-17 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Vincent de Paul
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Vincent de Paul
|
| foundedInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| genderAdmission | male ⓘ |
| globalPresence | international ⓘ |
| governingBody | General Assembly of the Congregation of the Mission ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | of pontifical right ⓘ |
| hasHeadquarters |
Italy
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Francis Regis Clet
ⓘ
Jean-Gabriel Perboyre ⓘ Justin de Jacobis ⓘ Louis-Joseph-François ⓘ
linked to:
Louis-Joseph
Vincent de Paul ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Vincent de Paul
|
| headOfOrganizationTitle | Superior General ⓘ |
| latinName |
Congregatio Missionis
ⓘ
linked to:
Congregation of the Mission
|
| motto | Evangelizare pauperibus misit me ⓘ |
| mottoEnglish | He has sent me to evangelize the poor ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the Mission ⓘ |
| originalPurpose |
evangelization of the rural poor
ⓘ
formation of the diocesan clergy ⓘ |
| patronSaint |
Vincent de Paul
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Vincent de Paul
|
| placeFounded |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| primaryActivities |
education
ⓘ
missions among the poor ⓘ parish missions ⓘ seminary work ⓘ social and charitable works ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousOrderType | congregation of priests and brothers ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| spiritualityTradition |
Vincentian spirituality
ⓘ
linked to:
Vincentian
|
| typeOfMembers |
priests
ⓘ
religious brothers ⓘ |
| vows |
chastity
ⓘ
obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ stability ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Congregation of the Mission Description of subject: The Congregation of the Mission is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and brothers founded by St. Vincent de Paul, dedicated especially to evangelizing the poor and training clergy.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Congregation of the Mission
linked to: Congregation of the Mission
subject linked to:
Niagara University (attended, non-graduate)
linked to: Congregation of the Mission
linked to: Congregation of the Mission